The pair, both aged 21, were found in the Kowhai river bed near the Kowhai hut.
They told searchers they had made it to Kowhai hut the previous evening but had decided to continue walking and ended up sleeping out in the open.
The pair, both aged 21, were found in the Kowhai river bed near the Kowhai hut.
They told searchers they had made it to Kowhai hut the previous evening but had decided to continue walking and ended up sleeping out in the open.